Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1049 The Way of the King

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao lovingly.

  This child is nothing like me.

  But what does it matter?

Although I knew that this guy seemed obedient, but nine times out of ten, he took his own words as the wind in his ears, and the left ear went in, and the right ear went out, but Emperor Hongzhi still said: "These years, you have experienced very well. I have also made a lot of contributions. I... am also very pleased! I have nothing to ask for, but I only ask you to think twice before doing anything. Zong, that’s enough... for the rest, let your temper come your way.”

  Zhu Houzhao said casually: "I will obey my father's orders."

  But I muttered in my heart, it's been too unusual recently.

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled immediately, lowered his head, and glanced at the constitution of the Academy of Sciences, which was quite contrived: "Here is a waiter named Wang Wenyu. Who is this person?"

  Zhu Houzhao said: "I'm a student of Xishan Academy, and I study astronomy and geography."

  Emperor Hongzhi laughed dumbfounded.

  There are many names in it, he knows a little bit, but this Wang Wenyu, he has never heard of it, but he doesn't know what qualifications this person has to enter the Academy of Sciences.

  He pondered for a moment: "Is astronomy and geography also science?"

Zhu Houzhao said cheerfully: "Father, everything in the world has its own knowledge. This Wang Wenyu claims to have two mentors, one is Wang Shouren, who taught him new learning, and the other is Xu Jing. It’s also strange, Xu Jing went out to sail, and this person did not officially worship under Xu Jing’s sect, but…Xu Jing’s countless charts and records of his voyages over the years are all stored in the library of Xishan Academy. This person’s favorite research is this , claiming to be taught by him."

"Oh, by the way, the earth under our feet is a sphere. He wrote this thesis, which completely denied the theory that the sky is round and the earth is round. Not only that, he also observes the sky, Father, you know, This voyage not only requires a lot of geographical knowledge, but also needs to know how to observe the sky, so that you can better distinguish the direction. Different places have different weather. This person... writes articles all day long, criticizing... Longquan Temple..."

   "Criticizing Longquan Temple, isn't this flooding the Dragon King Temple?" Emperor Hongzhi was surprised.

   If he remembers well, the real Li Zhenren of Longquan Temple is also Fang Jifan's nephew.

Zhu Houzhao was happy, and he was in high spirits: "This is a stroke of genius. In this Xishan Academy, no one cares about what you learn, and let them talk nonsense. This person believes that the so-called theory of praying for rain is purely fictional. , there are no gods and ghosts in the world at all, this is just a trick to deceive people... It is also said that there is a sun in the sky, and the sun produces heat, which is like steam, turning the water on the ground into steam, and according to what Erchen proposed Gravity, he believes that these vapors may be locked in the sky, so they become clouds and drift out of the sky. After the clouds accumulate in the sky, if they encounter cold air, they will condense into water. This is rainwater All in all, this guy is very weird, but he has several papers, all of which have been published in journals and obtained academic positions. This time he can enter the Academy of Sciences, it is said that it is also the result of the internal balance of the academy..."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded and nodded, but said, "It's just that what's the use of astronomy and geography? It's better to use more agronomy and engineering. Even business studies are more important."

  Zhu Houzhao immediately said: "My son thinks that engineering is the most important thing, and everything else comes second."

  Emperor Hongzhi gave Zhu Houzhao a meaningful look.

  Thinking for a while: "However, there is nothing wrong with a gentleman respecting ghosts and gods and staying away from them."

  Zhu Houzhao nodded again and again: "Yes, it's not bad."

  Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt emotional: "Master Shunzhi also...I am very touched by these words."

   It seems that because of outsiders, Emperor Hongzhi can speak freely: "Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?"

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

Emperor Hongzhi did not blame him, but smiled: "The reason why the study of sages can last forever is that it conforms to the trend. Just like Cheng Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, it can travel smoothly all over the world. Isn't it also because it follows the times? New learning, with all kinds of strange things, is of all kinds. If it was in the Southern Song Dynasty, it would definitely be cast aside. Even in the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Gao of Taizu saw these evil tricks and insisted on killing Fang Jifan, the chief culprit. No brains."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "Gaiyin, when Emperor Taizu Gao was the first emperor, the world was initially settled, and people needed peace of mind the most. All the subjects in the world should be divided into peace. Those gangsters who had been fighting before had to be tortured. It is also necessary to use a set of etiquette to restrain them and curb their restless selfish desires. Therefore, Confucianism can be carried out smoothly, and the monarch and minister, father and son, father and son."

Emperor Hongzhi paused when he said this: "But in today's world, all the subjects in the world use my Zhu family as their national surname. People abide by the etiquette and laws and dare not go beyond the fish pond. The problem in the world today is no longer that people are uncertain, but The reason is that the land is becoming more and more annexed, tyrannical and powerful are everywhere, the people have no place to stand, and the rich people's wine and meat are smelly, to this point, if these imminent refugees are ignored, the world will be in chaos sooner or later."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "I have been looking for a solution to this problem all these years since I ascended the throne. Confucianism cannot solve it, and the theory of monarchs and ministers cannot make people hungry and homeless people abide by the etiquette. The new learning, the gentleman has a conscience and practices benevolent government. Only in this way can the most important contradiction at the moment be alleviated. The essence of Neo-Confucianism is to lose aggressiveness and blindly reduce expenditure. It can be used when people's hearts are initially settled! And this new learning is for Open source, it can be used when the people's livelihood is dying and the common people are looking for food!"

  Zhu Houzhao couldn't help saying: "Ah, it turns out that the father had his own plans, and the son thought that the father had long been displeased with those hypocritical hypocrites, just now..."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "What is the emperor, the emperor, the lord of the people, powerful and powerful, but at the same time, he is expected by everyone, I have my own considerations, how is it possible, because of the likes and dislikes of a person, or a group of people, easily What about changing the national policy. When Emperor Taizu Gao hated Confucian scholars the most, this was because of some experiences before Emperor Taizu Gao raised his troops. But... even if he gritted his teeth, he would flay some scholars who had evil deeds. , Among the national policies formulated, don’t scholars still give preferential treatment, and don’t they still give gentry a lot of privileges?”

"So, as a king, you should not look at a thing or a person based on your likes and dislikes. You should think about whether this person is usable and whether this matter is feasible. In this regard, you will never be as good as Jifan, Jifan Although this fellow is honest and honest, but whatever he does, he is also a ghost. Therefore, he is in line with my wishes in every way. I know that this is good for the court, the world, and me, so I took his disciple just now. The head of the disciples will be the guarantor, but you, you can do whatever you want, you can do whatever you want."

  Zhu Houzhao scratched his head: "My son... my son..."

  But at this time, Xiao Jing came, and Emperor Hongzhi coughed. The words just now were personal words between father and son, even in front of Xiao Jing, Emperor Hongzhi tried his best to say them.

Xiao Jing stepped forward with a smile, holding a charter in his hand, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing...he has played. Inside, it is the appointment and dismissal of officials from the top and bottom of Tongzhou Prefecture. Tongzhou Prefecture has four counties under its jurisdiction. The judge, and then to the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief bookkeeper, etc..."

  Emperor Hongzhi took it over, opened the charter, and frowned when he saw it.

  There are forty-three officials recommended here. It can be said that almost the entire ninth-rank officials in Tongzhou Prefecture are included.

   And there are quite a few officials recommended by these officials, all of whom are well known to Emperor Hongzhi.

   "The magistrate of Wuqing County is actually Chen Mao?"

  Zhu Houzhao is also very interested in this Tongzhou matter: "Father, this person...is there anything famous?"

Emperor Hongzhi said: "You haven't heard of this person? This person is a famous official. Ten years ago, he was just a juren, a small county magistrate under the Qiongzhou government. You know where Qiongzhou is. However, since he took office, within three months, the thieves in the county were eliminated, the county school was rebuilt, and the backlog of cases that had accumulated for more than two years was resolved. After that, I ordered him to be the magistrate of Taiping Prefecture in Nanzhili. This person's political achievements are also remarkable. This person is upright and clean, with a clean sleeve, and he does things steadily. Afterwards, he entered Dali Temple, and his political achievements are quite good. I have always valued him Unexpectedly...Yang Yiqing recommended this person in a small Wuqing County in Tongzhou, such a person, to govern a county, wouldn't it be a sledgehammer."

Zhu Houzhao is not a fool, when he heard it, he immediately became angry: "It's not fair, it's not fair, such a person, to be a county magistrate, then other county magistrates and county magistrates, aren't they all the most capable in our Ming Dynasty?" An official? Yang Yiqing is clearly... cheating."

"No wonder Yang Yiqing!" Emperor Hongzhi saw many familiar names again, and couldn't help smiling bitterly: "It's just that you are too high-profile. This time, if you want to dig the roots of the officials, can they not rebound? This is behind Yang Yiqing. , we are officials from all imperial examinations in Ming Dynasty, this time we plan to roll up our sleeves and give you and Jifan a few blows!"

  Zhu Houzhao felt his face burning and hurting: "That dog-like thing dared to hit Erchen in the face. Erchen will drag Lao Fang to his house tomorrow, and torment his whole family."

  Emperor Hongzhi glared at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao was able to smile: "It's just a joke, it's just a joke. My son is not such a person. My son is reasonable. It's just that Lao Fang can't control his temper. He will do something outrageous. Erchen can't guarantee it."

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  (end of this chapter)